ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66495
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| Date: | Friday 17 July 2009 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna R182 Skylane RG |
| Owner/operator: | Houston Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N778RK |
| MSN: | R18200480 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4807 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3C5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clay County, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland, GA (0GE5) |
| Andrews, NC (RHP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed under visual flight rules from his home airfield in order to reposition the airplane for routine maintenance. A radar target, identified as the accident airplane, tracked generally northbound after departure, before it turned directly toward the destination airport. The airplane gradually descended from 5,600 feet to 4,700 feet, where the last radar target was observed about 27 nautical miles southeast of the destination. The accident site was located 6 miles east of the destination airport, at an elevation of 4,667 feet. Examination of the wreckage path revealed signatures of a wings-level, controlled flight into terrain-type impact. No evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane was observed. Weather conditions at the time of the accident, and in the mountainous area where the accident site was located, were generally consistent with instrument meteorological conditions.
Probable Cause: Flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2009 10:03 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Jul-2009 21:54 | Gwog | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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